Champions Cup

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Champions Cup news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

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O’Driscoll: Defeat was emotional

By NICK POWELL Leinster and Ireland legend Brian O’Driscoll feels Leinster’s second-straight Champions Cup Final defeat to La Rochelle could “leave a mark”. O’Driscoll was […]

O’Gara breaks Leinster hearts

La Rochelle retained the Champions Cup by breaking Leinster’s hearts for the second year running in a thrilling final in Dublin. Leo Cullen’s side opened […]

Colombe try leaves the Aviva stunned

By PAUL REES Leinster……………………….. 26pts Tries: Danty 19, Seuteni 37, Colombe 71 Conversions: Hastoy 20, 38, 72 Penalties: Hastoy 42, 49 La Rochelle …………………. 27pts […]

Simmonds: We can take down holders

By GARY FITZGERALD Joe Simmonds is adamant Exeter Chiefs’ collective desire and mental steel can help them overcome the individual flair and brilliance of holders […]

Toulouse all at sea as Leinster take it

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster…………………………41pts Tries: Conan 16, 20; Sheehan 26, Van de Flier 57, Jenkins 63 Conversions: Byrne 17, 21, 27, 58, 64 Penalties: Byrne […]

Champions Cup semi-final preview

The knockout stages of the Heineken Champions Cup have provided plenty of thrills already this season, but which of the four familiar semi-finalists will make […]

Rampant Chiefs demolish Stormers

By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ………………………….. 42pts Tries: Wyatt 13, Nowell 21, Woodburn 29, S Simmonds 45, Yeandle 73, Cairns 78 Conversions: Simmonds 14, 21, 30, […]

Gloucester so close to stunning triumph

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER La Rochelle …………………. 29pts Tries: Bourgarit 21, Thomas 25, 77; Kerr Barlow 45 Conversions: Hastoy 23, 46, 79 Penalties: Hastoy 5 Gloucester […]

Too little, too late as Quins wilt in the sun

By GARY FITZGERALD Stormers……………………… 32pts Tries: Fourie 1, 28; Kitshoff 8, Willemse 47, Engelbrecht 74 Conversions: Libbock 2, 76 Penalties: Libbock 55 Harlequins ………………….. 28pts […]

Matson: We were not at our best

Tabai Matson refused to blame the South African heat for Quins’ latest Champions Cup demise. “We’ve been here all week, acclimatising and were fit enough,” […]

Wiese comes to the rescue for Leicester

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ………………………16pts Tries: Wiese 51 Conversions: Pollard 51 Penalties: Pollard 4, 59, 70 Edinburgh………………………. 6pts Penalties: Boffelli 42, 50 Jasper Wiese made […]

Two sent off adds to misery for Saints

By ROGER PANTING Northampton ……………….. 13pts Tries: James 54 Conversions: Smith 54 Penalties: Smith 12, 46 La Rochelle ………………….. 31pts Tries: Botia 27, Brettes 49, […]

Twelvetrees cuts through the noise

By PAUL REES Bordeaux-Begles ……….. 17pts Tries: Gimbert 14, Boniface 50 Conversions: Jallibert 15, 51 Penalty: Jallibert 2 Gloucester ………………….. 26pts Tries: McGuigan 22, 64, […]

Drama as Williams steals it at the last

By ROGER PANTING Leicester …………………….. 26pts Tries: van Poortvliet 15, Simmons 48 Conversions: Pollard 15, 48 Penalties: Pollard 3, 19, 67, 69 Ospreys ……………………….. 27pts […]

Booth: Stressful and amazing

Ospreys head coach Toby Booth praised the superb entertainment on offer. “I didn’t think the drama of last week’s win could be bettered but it […]

Stylish Lyon put Bulls to bed

■By BEN JAYCOCK Lyon …………….. 31 Bulls ………………. 7 LYON produced a sensational performance to defeat a tired-looking Bulls on Friday night and put themselves […]

All over for Sale as Ulster prove worth

By BEN JAYCOCK Ulster …………………………… 22pts Tries: Lyttle 19, Herring 64, Vermeulen 76 Conversions: Cooney 65, 78 Penalties: Doak 38 Sale ………………………………. 11pts Tries: B […]

Sarries set for a battle of the stars

PREVIEW… Edinburgh v Saracens Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, DAM Health Stadium By JON NEWCOMBE Proud: Alex Lozowski makes his 150th appearance for Saracens PICTURES: Getty Images […]